Way back when MicroProse was the master of military sims, it released Airborne Ranger, an action adventure game behind enemy lines. Initially released back in 1987 on Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum, this version is the 1988 MS-DOS release, published by Atari and MicroProse. Featuring 12 challenging missions (from destroyingRead More →
Turrican is a game series I’m a bit obsessed with, so learning about a new Turrican 2 AGA release for later Amigas has got me excited. It’s the MS-DOS version of Turrican 2: The Final Fight, released on PC in 1995 (four years after the original) and now ported backRead More →
In 2021 we brought you news of the Piepacker PieReader, a cartridge reader that was intended to allow easy archiving of retro gaming carts. Sadly, following Piepacker’s rebrand as Jam.gg (me neither), the PieReader has been abandoned. Launched as a Kickstarter in April 2021 as part of the Piepacker project,Read More →
We’ve been a bit guilty in ignoring the Super Mario Bros movie, mainly because it’s very much not a classic video game, but also because Chris Pratt. But by ignoring thus far, it means we can get excited when we see this, the N64-style trailer for the Super Mario BrosRead More →
By now you should have heard about Atari 50, the celebratory 50th anniversary compilation that features Atari Jaguar games. Making this possible is BigPEmu, the first Atari Jaguar emulator to achieve full library compatibility. Better still, BigPEmu is now available to download and run independently of the Atari 50 collection.Read More →
Good news for fans of retro computing podcast The Retro Hour: it’s Kickstarter crowdfunder for a book of key interviews from the show has hit its target, meaning the book will be produced. Additionally, The Retro Hour Book received enough funding to hit the stretch goal, resulting in some bonusRead More →
A new bunch of SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis have been added to Nintendo Switch Online. These SEGA Nintendo Switch games can be found in the SEGA Mega Drive virtual console, which can be installed remotely on the console in the eShop or with the console in your hand. The new SEGARead More →
Fancy revisiting Wonder Boy, the 1980s classic arcade game and console port? Coming soon is the Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection, which brings more than 20 versions of the game to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 in early 2023. Wonder Boy is one of those arcade games that wasRead More →
A recent source from the ESRB show the first 6 Final Fantasy titles being rated for Nintendo Switch alongside the PlayStation 4 and Windows PC. We already know that back in 2021, Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster was announced for mobile devices (and later PC) during E3. There’s a likely chanceRead More →
